Indian archers made history by winning a bronze medal in the recurve section at the Asian Games, ending a 13-year wait for a medal in this category. The Indian women's team defeated Vietnam to secure the bronze medal. This marks India's first medal in the Olympic category in archery at the Asian Games since 2010.
India's cricket team defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets in the Asian Games cricket tournament to secure a spot in the final. After winning the toss, India chose to field first and their spinners dominated the Bangladeshi batting lineup. Bangladesh managed to score 96 runs in their allotted 20 overs, with Sai Kishore being the standout bowler for India.
The Indian women's kabaddi team secured a place in their fourth consecutive Asian Games final with a dominant 61-17 victory over Nepal. India had a commanding lead at halftime and managed to inflict five all-outs on Nepal. Akshima, a young player from Jharkhand, made her Asian Games debut and contributed to India's impressive performance.
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu suffered a straight-game defeat against China's He Bingjiao in the women's singles quarterfinals at the Asian Games. Sindhu, ranked 15th in the world, struggled against the fifth-ranked Bingjiao, losing with scores of 16-21, 12-21.
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has been granted a divorce by the Family Court of Delhi, citing cruelty as the primary reason. The decision follows an 11-year marriage and an agreement that they had not been living together since August 8, 2020. The court judge, Harish Kumar, stated that both parties had agreed to the divorce by mutual consent.Flipkart and Amazon have announced their sale extravaganza, which is due to start this weekend on October 8. Ahead of the Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale and Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale, Kodak has introduced new smart TVs. For its Matrix 4K QLED TV series, which includes 50-inch, 55-inch, 60-inch and 70-inch display screens, Kodak has launched a new 43-inch display variant. It is powered by a Cortex A53 processor and gets 40W speakers. Meanwhile, for its Ultra HD 4K LED Smart Google TV series, the company has introduced a 55-inch screen size model.
The new Kodak 43-inch Matrix 4K QLED TV is available for purchase on Amazon at just Rs. 26,982, at a 16 percent discount on its MRP of Rs. 31,999. It offers a 60Hz refresh rate with 16:9 aspect ratio. The smart TV is equipped with a Cortex A53 processor, along with packing 2GB RAM and 16GB storage.
The new Kodak TV has a built-in Chromecast and Airplay. It can be operated with a remote, which gets a voice integration feature. The 43-inch Matrix 4K QLED TV sports 3 HDMI and 2 USB ports, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ethernet connectivity support. It runs Google TV with support for Google Assistant. For convenience, it can also be mounted on the wall.
Meanwhile, the 55-inch Ultra HD 4K LED Smart Google TV from the CA Pro series of Kodak can now be purchased on Amazon and Flipkart at just Rs. 32,999. It is powered by a MediaTek processor, coupled with Cortex A53 Quad Core GPU and Mali 450 GPU. With a bezel-less design, the device offers a 60Hz refresh rate and 500nits of peak brightness.
It packs 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. The rest of the features are similar to the above-mentioned model. It measures 1240 X 780 X 290mm and weighs 10.5kg.
Apart from these, Kodak is also offering huge discounts on several other smart TVs.
As the ICC ODI World Cup approaches, several players have personal milestones within reach. Trent Boult needs three wickets to reach 200 in ODIs, while Mitchell Starc requires one more wicket to reach 50 in World Cups. Rohit Sharma needs eight sixes to achieve a triple century of sixes in ODIs, and Virat Kohli is set to become the first player to reach 50 ODI centuries.
South Korean rollerskater Jung Cheol-won cost his team a gold medal at the Asian Games by celebrating prematurely in the men's 3,000m relay final. Believing he had won, Jung eased up and raised his arms, only to be overtaken by Huang Yu-lin of Taiwan by one hundredth of a second.
Indian race walkers Manju Rani and Ram Baboo won bronze in the inaugural 35km mixed team event at the Asian Games. The event involves combining the times of both male and female athletes. The success of Rani and Baboo highlights India's potential in race walking, a discipline that is gaining prominence globally.
Real Madrid secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over Napoli in their Champions League clash. Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham scored for Real Madrid in the first half, while a Piotr Zielinski penalty leveled the score for Napoli in the second half. The winning goal came from Federico Valverde's long-range shot that deflected off Napoli's keeper, Alex Meret.
